There’s no denying that real-time, digital freight tracking benefits your customers. Shippers value freight visibility because it helps them better manage their staffing and other resources. Digital load tracking also makes it easier for your customers to identify inefficiencies in their operations and supply chains. Real-time, digital load tracking improves the efficiency of your own operations and that of your…
The life expectancy of truckers is 16 years less than it is for people working in other professions. Long-haul truck drivers also are at a higher risk of becoming obese compared with adults in other occupations in the United States. The longer that truckers stay in the industry, the higher their risk is for developing high blood pressure, high triglycerides,…
An increase in freight at ports, consumer spending during the holiday season and a boost in manufacturing volume all made for a very busy December. In December, Trucker Tools shared several timely blog posts that offered guidance on how your brokerage/3PL can continue to grow in 2021 with the right technology-based tools. Our December blogs included an interview with freight…
Increasing the efficiency of your operations boosts the overall productivity of your freight brokerage or logistics business. When you increase productivity, you can raise your profits margins and/or increase the volume of freight you move. Raising productivity also can ultimately benefit the shippers and carriers with whom you work. When you are able to do things such as share information…
Recently Prasad Gollapalli from Trucker Tools and Adrian Gonzalez from Adelante met to talk about: A recent survey of truckload carriers on the Trucker Tools Mobile Driver App, and what they identify as services, features and functions from brokers most important to them How today’s technologies can help small to mid-sized brokers punch above their weight and compete with the…
The needs and demands of both consumers and your shippers continue to evolve, which is why as a logistics provider, you have to continually reinvent yourself. What worked last year or a decade ago likely won’t be effective in today’s world of business. As the 2021 25th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study notes, “the future of an outsourced supply chain includes…
As we’ve seen this year, technology has led the way in giving companies greater adaptability and resiliency when markets are unpredictable. For freight brokerage and logistics companies like yours, the clearest path to greater resiliency and adaptability is digitization. When you use well-designed digital tools and platforms, you gain the ability to increase operational efficiency, scalability and profit margins, while…
Trucker Tools’ integration partnerships offer you greater efficiency, reduce your operational costs and simplify workflows in your freight brokerage/logistics business. We’re excited to announce that we’ve recently partnered with Tailwind Transportation Software, a company whose mission is to help carriers, brokers and 3PLs control the chaos that often accompanies running a transportation business. Our integration partnership with Tailwind makes it…
Analysts and thought leaders in logistics are calling digital freight matching the big story of the year — and it’s easy to see why. Where traditional load boards come up short, digital freight matching shines. Trucker Tools’ digital freight matching uses machine learning technology and powerful algorithms to automatically match your open loads with the best available trucks from your…
Making your operations digital opens up a whole new world of possibilities for you as a logistics provider or freight broker. When you digitize your operations and reduce manual activities such as check calls, you do more than make your business more efficient and lower your operating costs. Digitization also provides tangible benefits to your current customers and helps you…